Category Archives: Classic Movie Travels

Classic Movie Travels: Frank Morgan

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Annette Bochenek

Classic Movie Travels: Frank Morgan Francis Phillip Wuppermann was born on June 1, 1890, in New York, New York, to Josephine Wright and George Diogracia Wuppermann. His father was born in Venezuela and of Spanish and German descent, while his … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Louise Fazenda

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Annette Bochenek

Classic Movie Travels: Louise Fazenda Louise Fazenda was born on June 17, 1895, in Lafayette, Indiana. She was the daughter of Joseph Fazenda and Nelda Schilling Fazenda. Louise was born in the ground floor northwest room of her maternal grandparents’ … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Clarine Seymour

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Annette Bochenek

Classic Movie Travels: Clarine Seymour Clarine Seymour was born on December 9, 1898, in Brooklyn, New York, New York. She was born to Albert and Florence Seymour, a wealthy Methodist couple. Her father ran a ribbon manufacturing business until 1916, … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Dinah Shore

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Classic Movie Travels: Dinah Shore Frances “Fanny” Rose Shore was born on February 29, 1916, to Anna and Solomon Shore in Winchester, Tennessee. She had a sister, Elizabeth, who was eight years older. When Fanny was eighteen months old, she … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Valeska Suratt

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Valeska Suratt Valeska Suratt was born on June 28, 1882, in Owensville, Indiana, to Ralph and Anna Suratt. When Suratt was six years old, her family relocated to Terre Haute, Indiana. By 1899, she dropped out of school to work … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Audrey Meadows

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Audrey Meadows Audrey Cotter was born on February 8, 1922, in New York, New York, as the youngest of four children (two girls and two boys). Her parents were Reverend Francis James Meadows Cotter and Ida Miller Taylor, who worked … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Ann Rutherford

Posted on September 5, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Ann Rutherford Therese Ann Rutherford was born on November 2, 1917, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Her parents were John and Lucille Rutherford. Her mother was a silent film actress, while her father was an operatic tenor. When Rutherford was … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Wini Shaw

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Wini Shaw Wini Shaw was born Winifred Lei Momi on February 25, 1907, in San Francisco, California, to James Edmonds Shaw and Esther Pua Kinamu Stephenson. She was of Hawaiian and Irish descent, and the youngest of thirteen children. Shaw … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Mabel Todd

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Mabel Todd Mabel Todd was born on August 13, 1907, in Los Angeles, California, to Richard and Helen Todd, and grew up in Glendale, California. Her father worked as a salesman. At an early age, Mabel and her sister, Marcia, … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Marjorie White

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Marjorie White Marjorie Ann Guthrie was born on July 22, 1904, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Robert and Nettie Guthrie. Her father worked as a grain merchant. Guthrie entered into the entertainment industry as a child performer, working as one … Continue reading →

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